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Median Home Price in South Plainfield, NJ

The median home value in South Plainfield, NJ is $598,263 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.56% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$598,263

Year-over-Year

+4.56%

Population

24,605

South Plainfield ranks #97 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 3.3% below the state's city median of $618,410. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $591,891.

Housing affordability in South Plainfield

Median household income in South Plainfield is $130,239, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in South Plainfield

South Plainfield police recorded a violent crime rate of 118 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,930 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about South Plainfield

What is the average home price in South Plainfield, NJ?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In South Plainfield, that value is $598,263. That's up 4.56% from a year earlier. It is about 3.3% below the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is South Plainfield expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in South Plainfield are more expensive than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $591,891 — a difference of about 1.1%.

Is South Plainfield affordable?

Median household income here is $130,239, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is South Plainfield a safe place to live?

South Plainfield police reported 118 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 24,605. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.